North Antelope Rochelle Mine

North Antelope Rochelle Mine in the Powder River Basin is the largest coal mining operation in the U.S. It is a surface operation located in Gillette, Wyoming, owned by Peabody Energy.

Its 2008 production was 97.5 million short tons. In 2010, the mine extracted an estimated 105.2 million tons of coal, an increase of about 7 million tons compared to 2009, according to EIA data.

The North Rochelle-Antelope mine shipped 10 million short tons of coal in March 2011, which set a monthly production record for the mine.

The mine, while largest operation in the country, is the second largest in the U.S. as measured by production numbers, loaded 641 trains with a total of 10.06 million tons of coal, said John Hull, Peabody's vice president of transportation. The mine usually produces 8million to 9 million tons a month.

Mine Data

 * MSHA ID:	4801353
 * Operator:	Powder River Coal LLC
 * Controller:	Peabody Energy
 * Union:
 * County:	Campbell
 * State:	WY
 * Latitude:	43.72
 * Longitude:	-105.19
 * 2007 Production (short tons):	91,523,280
 * Coal Type:	Bituminous
 * Mining Method:	Surface
 * Mine Status:	Active
 * Average No. of Employees:	 935

Peabody sues over well blocking expansion of Powder River Basin coal mine
In June 2011, Peabody sued over an oil and gas well that was in the way of a coal mine they own in the Powder River Basin. Peabody Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary BTU Western Resources Inc., sued a part-owner of the well in federal court in Wyoming in late June 2011, claiming the owner unreasonably rejected a deal to allow expansion of the company’s North Antelope Rochelle Mine.

Peabody sued Wild Hare LLC, whose registered agent was Burton K. Reno Jr. However, Reno said Wild Hare LLC is not the owner of the well, just a Wyoming corporation with a name similar to Wild Hare Limited Partnership, which Reno said is the well’s true owner.

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